Towards a practical VAT model
The introduction of a VAT in its true spirit has always posed a problem in federal economies, irrespective of whether they are developed or developing countries.

Start worrying when auto makers grin
A budget that is supposed to carry the country deep into the uncharted terrain of the next phase of reforms, but shows no concern for energy and efficiencies in industry, is built on a terrible faultline.

Reform the regulator
SEBI has time and again been caught in the eye of a market storm, often sailing close to the wind, and belatedly or half-heartedly throwing the anchor down.

Secular bedfellows
Mr G K Moopanar's, er, practical embrace of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu ranks, even by extremely modest Indian political standards, right up there as an act of low cynicism.

Dropping names
In these days when history is like putty, something to be shaped at the sweet will and pleasure of the people who find themselves in power, it's only logical that geography has to willy-nilly keep up with the changed terrain of discourse.